REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  October  16, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - General Government-2.

SUBJECT:

Conflict of Interest Code for the Shasta County Consolidated Oversight Board

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Mary Williams, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board (530) 225-5550

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Mary Williams, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt a resolution which approves the Conflict of Interest Code of the Shasta County Consolidated Oversight Board.

SUMMARY

Government Code (GC) section 87300 mandates state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest (COI) Code.  GC section 87303 provides that a conflict of interest code shall not be effective until it has been approved by the code reviewing body; GC section 82041 describes consolidated oversight boards as a "local government agency"; and GC section 82011(b) defines a board of supervisors as the code reviewing body for local government agencies. 

DISCUSSION

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34179, a single consolidated oversight board was recently formed from the three oversight boards to the Successor Agencies of the former redevelopment agencies in Shasta County.  The Shasta County Consolidated Oversight Board (SCCOB) convened its first meeting on July 9, 2018.

At its first meeting, the SCCOB unanimously approved a COI Code and forwarded this code to the Board of Supervisors for approval.  As the code reviewing body, the Board of Supervisors must approve the COI Code for it to be effective.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to approve the Conflict of Interest Code; however, this will leave the SCCOB out of compliance with Government Code section 87303 and the California Fair Political Practices Commission regulations.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has reviewed the Conflict of Interest Code and has approved it as to form.

FINANCING

There is no General Fund impact associated with approval of the recommendation.